Systems Engineer – Mid

Endictus; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

ENDICTUS Corp. seeks a Mid-Level Systems Engineer to support a mission-critical DoD program at Fort Meade, Maryland. The role covers installation, integration, maintenance, testing, troubleshooting, and sustainment of computer systems and software.

You will work across disciplines to analyze requirements, document design, and participate in testing to ensure performance. DoD Secret clearance and Security+ certification are required, with hands-on VMware, Linux, and Cisco networking experience.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in systems engineering, systems integration, or related field.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance at start.
• Active CompTIA Security+ certification prior to contract start.
• Experience installing, integrating, maintaining, testing, or supporting complex IT systems.
• Ability to work in secure DoD environments and complete required cybersecurity training.
• Experience with cross-domain technologies and virtualization.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer technical support for installation, configuration, integration, maintenance, and operation of computer systems and software.
• Diagnose and resolve complex system and software problems and perform root-cause analysis.
• Analyze and document user and system requirements.
• Develop and conduct system and integration testing to verify requirements.
• Support configuration management, baselines, release management, and documentation.
• Collaborate with DoD personnel across disciplines in secure environments.
• Provide technical guidance to junior staff and coordinate activities as needed.

Skills

Systems engineering

Systems integration

Networking concepts

Cybersecurity awareness

Technical problem solving

Documentation

Tools

VMware

Linux

Cisco networking

Job description

Description

ENDICTUS is seeking a Mid-Level Systems Engineer to support a mission-critical Department of Defense program. The Systems Engineer will provide technical and customer support for the installation, integration, maintenance, testing, troubleshooting, and sustainment of computer systems, software, and associated operations.

The successful candidate will work across multiple technical disciplines to analyze requirements, resolve complex system issues, integrate and tailor technologies, support system and software development, conduct testing, maintain configuration control, and ensure systems perform in accordance with documented requirements and design specifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer technical support for the installation, configuration, integration, maintenance, servicing, and operation of computer systems, software, and supporting technologies.
• Diagnose and resolve complex system, software, integration, networking, and operational problems and perform root-cause analysis as needed.
• Analyze and document user functional, data, system, interface, and technical requirements.
• Conduct technical research and evaluate technologies, products, architectures, and engineering alternatives relative to assigned requirements.
• Participate in the development of new systems and the configuration, integration, or tailoring of commercial and government products to meet mission requirements.
• Analyze complex system requirements and develop appropriate technical solutions, configurations, interfaces, and implementation approaches.
• Develop and conduct system, integration, functional, regression, and acceptance testing to verify compliance with documented requirements.
• Develop and maintain system requirements, configuration documentation, technical procedures, data-flow diagrams, test documentation, interface documentation, and user or operational documentation.
• Design or support software tools and subsystems that facilitate software reuse, system integration, automation, filtering, and domain analysis.
• Support software development and sustainment using formal specifications, data-flow diagrams, accepted engineering and design techniques, and applicable Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) or equivalent tools.
• Estimate software and engineering level of effort, costs, resource requirements, and schedules for assigned activities.
• Review existing systems, software, and programs and recommend or implement refinements that improve performance, reduce operating time, increase reliability, or improve current technical approaches.
• Support and oversee system and software configuration management, including version control, baselines, change control, release management, and configuration documentation.
• Support interactive and interpretative systems requiring online, real-time IT engineering, integration, troubleshooting, and operational support.
• Apply technical expertise across multiple complex assignments with latitude to develop methodologies and recommend solutions.
• Collaborate with systems, software, networking, cybersecurity, integration, and customer personnel in secure DoD environments.
• Provide technical guidance to junior personnel and may coordinate or supervise technical activities as assigned.

Requirements

• 3 to 7 years of relevant experience in systems engineering, systems integration, systems administration, software engineering, network engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance at the time of start.
• Active CompTIA Security+ certification prior to starting contract performance.
• Demonstrated experience installing, integrating, maintaining, testing, troubleshooting, or supporting complex IT systems and software.
• Experience analyzing technical problems and developing effective solutions with limited supervision.
• Experience analyzing and documenting system, user, functional, or data requirements.
• Experience with system integration, testing, requirements verification, and technical documentation.
• Working knowledge of systems engineering, configuration management, software development/support, and system lifecycle practices.
• Experience supporting interactive, integrated, or mission-oriented systems involving online or real-time IT engineering capabilities.
• Understanding of networking concepts and system-to-system communications.
• Ability to work effectively within a secure DoD/customer environment and complete required cybersecurity, security, privacy, system-access, and program training.
• Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS) or guard technology experience.
• VMware virtualization.
• Linux systems engineering or administration.
• Cisco networking technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• F5 networking or application-delivery technologies.
• Everfox cross-domain or guard products.
• BAE Systems cross-domain or guard technologies.
• High-to-low and low-to-high information-transfer environments.
• XML and ASCII filtering.
• Development, configuration, or maintenance of cross-domain filters.
• Java development, particularly for filter development, middleware, or systems integration.
• Experience with scripting, automation, secure system integration, or DoD laboratory environments.

Benefits

• Paid time off accrued at a rate of 6.33 hours per semi-monthly pay period (19 days/152 hours annually during the first two years)
• 12 paid holidays that can be used as floating holidays throughout the year (11 Federal holidays plus one birthday holiday) If contract permits.
• Compensatory Time and Flex Time (when authorized)
• 100% employer-paid health insurance premium or a prorated annual stipend of up to $5,000 if you opt out of the health plan
• 100% employer-paid dental insurance
• 100% employer-paid vision insurance
• 100% employer-paid short-term & long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance (currently 2x annual salary, up to $300,000)
• 401(k) with employer match of up to 100% of the first 10% contributed
• $500 business attire reimbursement
• $500 fitness reimbursement
• $1,500 technology reimbursement
• $1,500 professional development and certification reimbursement
• $5,000 adoption assistance
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Military Leave
• Employee referral bonuses: $1,000 after 30 days for each qualified referral who is hired, and $2,000 after six months for each referred employee retained beyond six months (unlimited referrals)
• Opportunity to earn up to half of the company's profit rate (approximately 2-3.5%) or a bonus for new business you bring in and oversee
• Company-sponsored morale and team-building events

EEO Commitment

ENDICTUS Corp. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer that empowers their people to fearlessly drive change regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.